Footnotes in Print

In your print edition, footnotes appear at the bottom of each page, and are indicated by your choice of symbols, numbers, and more. You can include footnotes in the Word file you import, or add them right in Vellum.

Footnotes in Ebooks

Footnotes aren’t just for print! In your ebook, they’ll appear as popups, which readers can view without leaving the page. Vellum automatically creates popups for every supported platform, and you can visualize them right in Vellum’s Preview.

Also in Vellum 3.7

• All-new Automatic Layout enhances widow-prevention and balancing, with fewer differences between Draft and Proof mode
• Refreshed Print Settings improves access to controls and offers new details about font size
• Create Box Set can easily add recent files and features a new switch for reusing elements
• Added Social Media media profile for Ream
• You can now control indentation for the paragraph following a Block Quotation, Alignment Block, and other text features

Vellum 3.7 is a free update and requires macOS Big Sur or newer.

To get Vellum 3.7, use Check for Updates, or download Vellum from vellum.pub.

Give it Back Matter

Formatting a new book? Now you can reuse back matter like your Also By and About the Author. With just a few clicks, incorporate elements from any file, whether it’s a previous book or a master template.

Change the Ending

Need to refresh your Also By? Modify the original and easily update any reused version. Reused elements stay connected and track changes to their source.

And you can reuse more than just front and back matter! Reuse entire books to build a box set, or take a selection of chapters and create a teaser.

Vellum 3.6 is a free update and requires macOS Big Sur or newer.

To get Vellum 3.6, use Check for Updates, or download Vellum from vellum.pub.

Find’s Your Friend

Vellum’s all-new Find Bar is easier to use and smarter about finding words with apostrophes, quotes, or ellipses. Ever wanted to search for Text Features like Images or Ornamental Breaks — or just where you’ve used italics? Now you can with Find Special.

A Fresh Start

Vellum’s revamped Startup Window now lists up to 100 of your most recent files. Have a file that you always return to? Pin it to the top by making it a Favorite. Accidentally move files to the Trash? The Startup Window will warn you.

Also in Vellum 3.5

• Control whether Vellum clarifies scene breaks at the top/bottom of the page
• When typing, Undo now changes whole words (rather than single letters)
• The Text Editor offers more room for editing at the end of each chapter
• Custom Heading Background Presence is now shown as a number
• Subheads displayed in Contents are included in the Logical TOC (or “NCX”)
• Keep with Next works better when preceding Text Features

Written Notes

You can go analog, too! With a Written Note, you can include a letter, note, or any other dispatch from a character. Set up the different parts of a letter and select from handwritten typefaces or options that match the primary font.

Export to Word

You use Import Word File to bring your manuscript into Vellum. Now you can go the other way, too! The Export Content command — found in the File menu — takes text you’ve written in Vellum and creates a Word file you can send to your editor.

Also in Vellum 3.4

• In Body Style, you can disable hyphenation for Capitalized Words
• You can also disable hyphenation for a specific word in your book
• In situations when you can’t provide a Kindle-specific file, you can safely use Generic EPUB with Send to Kindle
• You can now use SVG vector images in print (macOS Ventura only)